The Sun. — London, England, 1838-05-25 00:00:00

THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1838. heavens, was still the friend of the enslaved and oppressed, and before whom there was no respect of persons.--(llear, bear.) He instructed this cause too, because he was instructed every Sabbath to offer up a prayer to God on behalf of " All prisoners and captives ; and recreant should he consider himself to be to those principles in which he was instructed by a sainted mother from the first hour that he could lisp the name of Jesus, if now a mipister of Christ, he did not remember those that were bound.—(Cheers.)—[The Marquis of Clanricarde here entered, and, after shaking hands with Lord Brougham, took a seat on the platform amidst great applause.] Great Britain has long shone like a sun in the forehead of Europe, dispensing its light to all the nations of the world, and they had long been in the habit of congra tulating themselves on the proud pre-eminence they occupied amidst the nations of the world; but that sun when he looked upon it had got its spots, and there was no spot that looked more gloomy, more horrible, or more portentous than the black spot of slavery.—(Cheers.) No slave could breathe in England, and therefore he had a right to ask, why, if all men were free within the circle of our little island, slavery should be permitted to exist in any part of the Queen's >dominions. It was a matter of surprise to him that the Christian world had slept so long upon this question ; for he considered slavery an outrage upon the best", feelings of the human heart, and a violation of all the laws of God.— (Applause.) In the result of the late debate in the House of Com mons he recognized the hand of God. It was the principle of Chris tianity that all men were brethren ; and it was that principle which im pelled Wilberforce to take tip this case, and carry it to its consumma tion. It was now inevitable that either Christianity or slavery must give way in Jamaica. He was told the other day by a planter, that so vicious was the state of society, even under the apprenticeship system, in Jamaica, that Christi'anity could scarcely be said to exist in the island ; to which he replied, " L e t Christiaiiity go on and prosper, and trample_ slavery under foot." The providence of God was apparent in the, s o re . ring up of the hearts of men to put an end to this abhorrnnit, unchris tian, and inhuman system. Twenty millions had ben paid for emanci pation only, when it would have purchased the snetele of the West India Islands, the planters, their wives, and tlof,, party coloured children. — (Cheers, and great laughter.) The tenmp of the planter, and the luxury with which his table groaned, wo'le purchased by human suffering which it sickened the human heent to contemplate. The planters, in the year 1834, anticipates+ a revulsion of revenge or retaliation from the emancipated negro, but, on the contrary,' the dawning of the day was hailed with prayers and thanksgiving—(Hear, hear)—and he had the authority of a most unexceptionable witness—Lord Glen.. elg that the planters themselves were far less Christian than their slaves, and that they had recourse to worse instruments of oppres sion than they ever employed in their most licentious days of proprietor ship. It was God that put it into the heart of that most excellent man whonrhe would delight to honour if he could, Joseph Sturge,— (Tre mendous applause), —to go across the Antantic and to investigate the real state of the case. He hoped to see the day when Joseph Stlirge would be circulated over the country upon a gold medal, which he should honour more than the king's head upon a sovereign.—(Hear, hear,) Mr. O'Connell—Not than the Queen's.—(Cheering and laughter.) lie thought that they had found out by this time, that it wae like pour ing oil into the tire. The information had gone out which he trusted would have the effect of putting an end to the Bill.—(Cheers.) The House of Commons had recorded their vote in favour of immediate eman cipation.—(Cheers.) He knew that Government weuld e tell them, that their Bill would do all that waS required, that they must wait for the measures they would bring ichward would do every thing; he had heard of those who said they could call spirits from the vasty deep, but the question was, would they come —(Cheers.) The only way to give, liberty to the slave, was to permit hini to choose his own master.— (Cheers.) He thought it would be proper to put the planters under the care of some lunatic asylum, in order that they might not commit them- - selves in August, 1 83.—(('heers.) He had now done, he was gruteful for what the House of Commons had done, but he confided in a higher and a holier power :—(Cheers) " A' mankind are unco weak, An' faith we canna trust them." —(Cheers.) He put his trust in the Almighty, under whose guidance they must persevere until an Act should pass the British Legislature, declaring that slavery should no longi r exist.—(Cheers.) GEORGE THOMPSON, Esq. then came forward to support the resolu tion, amid tremendous cheering which lasted several minutes. When silence had been in some measure restored, the learned and el, quent gentleman proceeded to address the meeting as follows :—My Lord, Ladies, and Gentlemen,-1 congratulate the friends of freedom upon the spectacle that is this day presented within these walls, and especially after the oracular intimation of an Hon. Member of the House of Commons, who has been particularly referred to in your Lordship's speech—l mean the Member for Devonport—who pro mised the Hon. House, if they would only carry the Bill—not the Bill for that is to be carried presently—(Great cheering)—but the Bill th had been sent down to the House from the Upper House which wou effectually stifle the excitement created by Joseph Sturge, and his wet intentioned, bnt indiscreet coadjutors, out of doors.—(Cheers.) I co gratulate you, my Lord, upon the porter ,which I am sure you este as such, of presiding over min a meeting as the present in the metr polls of the Christian world far such an object. The object whi this meeting seeks to eat/luxe is an object which is sought to be a vanced by means of perfect unison with those which you, m Lord, have all your life recommended to this country, and th world, as the only just and omnipotent means of removing the exis lug abominations of any country, and of blessing the world till tim should be no longer.— (Cheers ) I congratulate this meeting upon th presence of your Lordship upon your return from the continent, wher you have not, I will venture to say, been idle in this great cause (Cheers)—in health and energy to those duties which devolve upon you' and to this special duty to which you are pledged years ago before th assembled thousands of Yorkshire—(Cheers)—the duty of tearing u by the roots the tree of slavery, and brandishing it in triumph ov the heads of those who advocated slavery.—(Great cheering.) I co gratulate this vast eressembly upon the present position of our caus For w hat are we assembled here to-day ? To convert the country ? That has already been done.—(Great cheering.) To enlighten the minds of men upon this question ? That has been dote—well done, and universally done. Is it to convey to the nieedbers of the two branches of the Legislature the knowledge of Our feelings and wishes upon thls question? That has been done:, znd sufficiently clone, as far information goes, and the orey Thing remaining now, is with refe ence to the supply of adequat e motives to the minds of Hon. Members carry out the wishes --the known wishes of the British empire. All' cse, and much more, hove been dote, and nobly dune. The City of ndon has notOy done its duly. lam grad to be able to say, with the ception of three—one fur tile city and two for the suburbs—ail the have voted with us to this question —(Cries of " Hear, .")I know that tee people of this country are with us. n. We know that England is with us.—(Cheers.) We all know thr t Scotland is with us--(Cheers)-- and never was there a prouder, a nobler manifestation of earnest and determined feeling than that which your Lordship (addressing lewd Brougham) was the medium of bringing before the Iloilee of Lords, the other night, in presenting a petition from a city in which your Lordship is revered and respected—signed by many more than 100,01)0 itilienitants —(Cheers.) We all know that Ireland is with us—(Chars) — the " Member for all Ireland," (Mr O'Connell, here bowed), knows that.—(Great cheering.) The Hon. Member for Dublin well knows that all the representatives of that beau tiful isle joined to render Mr. Wilberforce's triumph complete—Great cheering) --and though a I adieu' may not have deemed it expedient to vote as we could desire on the late motions for abolition of the appren ticeship system--yet the chiefest and the noblest of them all have felt it their duty and their privilege to vote with us, and, to be even with us, in meetings like the preseet--((heers) —and I believe that if the just in fluence of our cause be exerted on the minds of the representatives of Ireland, that the genius cf Ireland, who has been constrained to hang her harp upon the willows, while her sons endeavour to reclaim the character which they have partially lost, the genius of Ireland I do believe shall again take her harp, and covering it with " wild arid beauti ful flowers," will strike t he bold numbers of" Erin-go-bragh :"--(Cheers.} Nor do I speak o f part i es on this question as far as it regards mankilidai Our sex, my Lord, ars one upon this subject, and right upon this subi ject. I would congratulate you, my Lord, and the male portion of thisi assembly, that woman is with us non tltis subject.—(Loud cheers.) Lay aside for an hour, and for many hours, the darning needle and thei distaff,—woman has come forth from the ha ee retirement she adorns saw well, to appear as the neeleet, yet the undathited champion of the oli o , pressed, for the liberty of her sex in every part of the British dominions., —(Loud cheers.) Yes, my Lord, I think this is one of the most cheer ing :signs of the times.—(Clreers.) The world l oo ki ng on h as b eheld , 700,000 of the maids and matrons of these Islands approaching the footstool of the British Queen—wo.nan making an appeal to woman—to a youthful maid and Queen on behalf of women. My Lord, I often ask, myself, why are we heel Y The Church is with us, the Chapel is with us,. the :Ileeting.house is with us,—we have the fireside of every :house. with us, the Senate, at least a portion of it is with us, and ai majority of the House of Commons is entirely with us,—so far as a ma- jority of the Members on a division -after notice was given. Why, then, are we here to-day ? Let it be known, let it be felt—let it be : acted upon—(Cheers) —the country is with us, the Cabinet alone is against us.—(Hisses.) I congratulate you, my Lord, ladies and gentle men, upon the complexion of our case in the Commons House of Par liament, as exhibited in the progress of the debates that have taken place upon the subject. I might say, the debate, for on Tuesday night there was no debate—there were three speeches on our side, and something was said that was not heard very; distinctly, and a few words fell, not very consistently, from one of the: Members for Middlesex.—(No, no.) I beg pardon by the Hon. Member, for Ki4senny. They‘cry out of danger and of further opposition. My Lord, we will not be dismayed—we will not assume or use the language of despondency—l see the question carried.—(Cheers.) I see the negro' towering to the height of man.—(Cheers.) In the language of the poet, " Tyrants and slaves this land no more shall see, For God created all his people free." (Loud cheers.) Our case now stands thus. Glad tidings are now going over the blue waters to the palm-clad shores of our West India isles. Revoke it who can.—(Cheers.) Revoke it who dare.—(Continued cheering.) 'Tis done, and I speak the word—it shall not be undone. —(Tremendous cheering.) In my mind the question is virtually carried. I see the negro already walking abroad its his own majesty; I see him swelling beyond the measure of the chains that burst from around him ; and yet a little while, and I shall see him standing erect, magnificent, man —emancipated and disenthralled by the irresistible agency of uni versal emancipation.—(Cheers.) Now with regard to the complexion of the debate. It was well said by the Nolde Lord who fills the chair, that arguments there were none, and yet I must beg his Lordship's par don—there were arguments on cur side, though there were none on the other, for what was Sir George Grey's speech, and what did it prove ? The unequalled fitness of the negro for freedom, I read the speech of a Learned Membr of that House who spoke—l mean Sir Ed. ward Sugden—and what is his speech, but an unanswerable argument in proof not of the violation of a contract, but of the gross and wicked infraction of an Imperial Act of Parliament. What is the speech of Mr. Gladstone?—)Hear, and hisses.) It amounted only to this—covered over as it is with arithmetical calculation—it amounted only to this, a proof of the committal on the part of himself and his party of an unrivalled stupendous robbery upon the industry of the negro. —(Cheers.) Their speeches are ours—their arguments are ours. The Learned Gentleman to whom I have referred tells us the contract is null and void. Sir G. Grey tells us, through twenty pages filled with extracts from Special Magistrates' reports, that the negro is fit for free dom ; and Wm. Ewart Gladstone, Esq., Member for Newark, demon_ aerates that every day and every hour is desecrated by the perpetration of a foul robbery upon the involuntary industry of the negroes of the West Indies. I congratulate you, then, my friends, upon the position of our question, and now have we no reason to be dismayed. Is the literature of the world ours? Are the sympathies of men every where ours ? Is the smite of the departed dead ours ? Is the cheering voice of the non titudes and the millions ours ?—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") And shall we be dismayed that a Noble Lord rises in his place in the House of Commons, folds his arms, walks to the table, takes two steps backward, and then tells the House that the anti-slavery agitators are seeking to intimidate that Honourable House, and he puts it to the honour and independence of Members whether they will thus be brow. beat into a decision contrary to the justice of the case.—(Loud cheers.) I think we are quite strong enough to smile derision upon such announcements, and upon such advice.—(Loud and continued cheers.) I assure that individual, that this excitement, ho wever h e may sneer at it, is at present the most Russell-like excitement that ever was created —(Great laughter)—for the attainment of a noble object. B e f ore I for _ get I wish t o put two questions through this meeting —one to the Hon. Members of t?te Lower House of Parliament, and the other to the Go vernment of the country. My first question is this : I put it to , the Hon. Member f or N ewark—is it true t h at s i n ce the late Sir J. Carmichael Smith abolished corporeal punishment in British Guiana that application was made by a gentleman of a certain name which I have recently pronounced and need not repeat aga i n —(Hear, hear)—that appli cation was m a d e by him to the Government to rescind that ordinance, on the ground that th ey could not do without flogg i ng i n t h a t h app y colony ?--(Hear, hear.) I put that question deliberately arid advised, arid I wait a reply.—( Hear, hear.) ;ile next question I shall put is this —is it true that the Government of the country anticipating the arrival ' of the intelligence in the colonies that the vote of the House of Com mons has decided that the apprenticeship shall be abolished—is it true that they have ordered troops on board her Majesty's vessels to plough with all the speed they can the waves of the Atlantic, and arriVe tffidn the shores of the West Indies, in time to prevent, lats bristling bayonets and ball cartridges, the enjoyment or that freedom, which the people and the Parliament of the itountry have decreed is the moral, the na tural, and the constitutional right of the negroes.—(Vehement cheering.) My Lord, before I sit down—(Loud cries of " No, no, go on")—I have a Bill of indictment to prefer against the Colonial-office. I here arraign the chief and she subordinate functionaries of that office of moral incom petency for the discharging of their duties. And now for the proof. Lord BROUGHAM—Is it for over - activity; Of for being too much awake ?—(Great laughter and tintring.) , Mr. TriompoN resumed—l assure this assembly that I am not going to read the Tvhole of these voluminous records which I hold in my hand --(Laughter.) I shall not be long in giving you the facts, though the volume is large.—(A laugh.) There is an island called Mauri tius. (Cheers and hear, hear, hens.) I am not going to give you the history of that Island, either ancient or modern—eirefy page is written in blood down to this hour.—(Hear, hear, hear.) A fouler or darker den of infamy is not to be found.—(Cheers.) A band of more firm unrelenting Miscreants is not to he found—men from the highest to the lowest banded in unhallowed compacts against the liber ties of mankind.—(Cheers.) I am not going to give you the history of that Island, because it would not apply to the case in point; but I am going to read an extract from a dispatch, purporting to be written —I dare not swear it was—by Lord Glenelg, dated Dowing-street, Aug. 5, 1835, and addressed to M - jor-General Sir William Nicholay:— " 1 feel it my Stay, with reference to this subject, to call your parti cular attenS;on to the Ist and 12th clauses of the Act for the Abolition of Sla - , cry, by which it is provided that the apprenticeship shall be ims used only on those slaves who on or before the time specified in the Act were duly registered as s'aves according to the laws then in force in Mauritius; and that all slavesnot duly registered as before mentioned, shall be entitled to the unqualified enjoyment of their personal freedom on the Ist of February, 1835." * I think there is an error in the date of this letter—it ought to be the . sth of August, 1836. s , " It appears morcovsr that a claim has been made from Mauritius, and has been rejected by the Commissioners of Compensation, for including lin the return of slaves in respect of whom compensation was to be awarded. 2,000 or thereabout, admitted not to have been returned or re gistered. As these slaves come clearly within those clauses of the Act to which I hzve.referred, and consequently could not be lawfully em ployed as apprenticed labourers froni the Ist February 1835, the day on which the Act came into operation in Mauritius. I presume that you havaaalready taken the necessary steps for declaring them absolutely free. You will, I trust, also have taken the same steps with reference to any others who may not have been duly registered as required by the Act. Should you have omitted to adopt this course, I have to coovey to you the desire of his Majesty's Government that you take immediate measures 1 for carrying the p rov i s i ons o f th e A c t o f P ar li amen t , i n th e cases I h ave mentioned, into full effect " Now, my Lord, you will admit that the liberty of 2,000 human beings or i thereabout—l might say many more thousands.—A Gentleman behind whispers 50,000.—1 will merely bring before you they admitted the legal elates of 2,000 or thereabouts. Sir George Murray—a good Se cretary—admitted to my Lord Brougham that there were, while he was in office, not less than 25,000 who, according to the laws passed in 1817, were feloniously introduced, and therefore entitled to immediate and iabsolute freeeom.—(Hear, from Lord Brougham.) But for the 2,000 is the liberty of 2,000 human beings a small thing in anypart of the world ? Is it a small matter with Englishmen that 2,000 of those who owned the sway of Victoria I. should be held in unmitigated captivity 2—(Cheers.) Is it a small matter that this should be under the sway of Victoria I. ? Well, there is the dispatch. Put I ask, has there been energy enough- to carry it into execution? Has there been integrity enough ?—(indescribable sensation.) What was the dispatch written for —to do justice to the oppressed, alai vindicate the honour of this country —or to sustain the character of the Minister ?—(Cheers.) lam here to impeach their unfitness for oiiice—for this office.—(Cheers.) Not ono of those 2,000 has been released—(Vehement expressions cf indignation;—unless be or she has received the mandate of the Most High to leave their manacled bodies upon earth, and to ascend to regions where the power of the oppressor cannot reach.—[The last part of the sentence we lost in consequence of the burst of applause with which it was interrupted. Even at Anti-Slavery Meetings we have scares ever seen such a manifestation of enthusiasm. When Mr. I'. uttered the words, " Leave their mana cled bodies upon earth," there was an instantaneous expression of sym pathy the most extraordinary that ever was witnessed at a public meet ing.] Look to that very paradise upon earth, British Guiana ! You horny-handed artisans of London look here ! You, Ladies of London, whose duties confine you to the nursery, or to the kitchen, beyond two o'clock of the day, look to British Guiana ! You artisans who toil to sunset, look at the enviable condition of your dark brothers, who are ashin; in the streams, or lolling by the road side in voluptuous indolence 'at two o'clock every day. Yes, I have before me a dispatch, written by Sir W. C. Smith. The volume is a small one.—(Here Mr. Thompson held up a very large folio volume amidst loud and continued laughter.) It is not large enough to contain all the records of enormities. The dispatch is 'addressed to Lord Glenelg, and it is dated the 13th of No vembar, 1837. It recommends to the serious consideration of the Seers lary for the Colonies, and the Law Officers cf the Crown of Eng land, That the apprentices had not been correctly classified—that non praadi il apprentices had been set down as prmdial, and that thus they were doomed to a prolongation of their labour, and an aggravation of its es verity. They should be obliged to toil in the fields under a ten. pica: sun, instead of " Capering in a lady's chamber ;" and for their trifling offences they should undergo the punishment of the driver's whip, instead of the lady's frown. Sir W. C. Smith wisll,l to have the advice of the Government at home as to what should be care, especially in Demerara and George Town. In consequence of the discoveries which had been made by my friend J. Sturge, the att: ntion of the Governor was drawn to the state of the apprentices in this colony. I-le presses this point upon the attention of the wakeful (?) Secretary in Downing-street—(Laughter:—and he says, he "awaits with anxiety instructions upon this point;" and on the 22d January, 1836 (I beg pardon, the first despatch is dated 1833)--on the 22d January, 1836, Lord Glenelg says, as regards the classification which has already been made of the apprenticed labourers, " is final and conclusive."—(See page 104, Part 3(1, of Papers relative to" the Slavery Abolition.) — Many of the apprentices have been erroneously classified—l say frau dulently classified as prsadials, when they should have been put down as non_prwdials. And who have swan) to these returns ? The masers themselves.—(Hear, hear.) Now I will quote from the last Parliamentary Paper on the subject. I know not how it was pub lished a few hours before the last division. I am very glad that it has come to light at all, and we will profit by its revelations.—(Great laughter.) I will read an extract from a despatch of Sir J. C. Smith, dated October 24th, 1537 :—" My Lord, in a despatch of 1535, I took the liberty of drawing your. Lordship's attention (The Learned Gentleman then read an extract from Part V. of Papers on Abolition of Slavery, p. 143, dated March 9, 1838.) There is a balance of 468 hours in favour of the prxdials, with respect to erroneous registration. and I think Sir James Carmicheal Smith added, that between prandial labour, and non-prxial labour there was a great difference.—(Cheers.) Now hoar Lord Glenelg's reply ; but just permit me by way of parenthesis to state, that the Colonial office is to be taught jus ice by a governor of British Guiana—a man who was livifig In the regions of slavery, writes home to instruct Mr. Charles Grant, now Lord Glenelg, in morality.—(Cheers.) The reply was as follows :—" I have received your dispatch (Nos. 390, :392, in Part 5, p. 146) of the papers before alluded to. I will trouble you with one extract more, and them! will lay down this blue book. Here is a dispatch from Sir James Carmichael Smith, and which Gays, " With reference to your Lordship's circular of 1837, upon the subject of Commissioners being appointed to the Colony, &c. (see p. 147, part 5.) Nor would they have had one if Lord Glenelg had listened to the advice of Sir J. C. Smith, candidly given in 1835. He told Lord Glenelg that when the Commissioners did arrive, such would be found to be the state of the Colony. [The extract was then read, in page 148, of 5111 part of papers relating to Slavery.] And when you remem ber that this dispatch is from a Governor who has tried to conciliate the Pianters, you will not fail to consider th weight and importance that attaches to the language of Sir J. Smith, when he says " that consequences will take place highly discre ,, disable to the parties concerned." I had intended to have taken u another blue book, but he would state the case from them. It w si nply this:—Lord Sligo, early in the progress of his Administration o the affairs of Jamaica, wrote to Lord Glenelg, asking his advice wi reference to the eight hours system, the effect of which was to talc away from the negro the time which he had for cultivating his moura tarn provision ground ; and Lord Glenelg's answer was, that cons' dering tone of the planters that it would be better to take that time fro the negroes than to widen the breach between the Douse of Assembly an the planters. Now, upon these three grounds, I rest the accusation I no grasftly bring against the Colonial office, and I think I hav, strewn upon moral grounds that they are utterly incapable governing such largo colonies. Now, what is the duty of the peopi of this country ? We heard in the opening speech of the Noble Lon; who presides, of the dismissal from oilice of a high-minded nobleman for an honest and conscientious vote in favour of the negroes. He sv an honest man, and a 'Vice-Chamberlain one day—he was an hones man, but not a Vice-Chamberlain on the naxt.—(Shame, and cheers' And has it came to this ?—(Loud laughter.) And has it come to thi s that the advisers of the Crown shall not permit her Majesty to have about her royal person, one man who dares to give an honest vote on this plai .. 1 question of moral right and wrong.—(Cheers.) Mr. O'Connell, uport a late occasion, said that what was sauce for the goose was sauce, for the gander.—(Loud laughter.) That old adage will equally appli to turning out—l speak not of the Administration—l leave that out of the question. But I say that M inchester can turn out.—(Cheers.i It must be shown that others can turn out as well as the Cotton-spinners., —(Cheers ) Let Manchester take a lesson from these Cotton.spinners, Let Stroud take another.—(Loud cheers.) Devonport might also very' well follow the example, and Gla,gow ought to follow. I understand that Lord W. Bentinck is on the continent.—(No, no.) At all events, he voted against us upon the first occasion, and he was nowhere in the race upon the last. Then we have an Attorney-General who walked out of the House on the first occasion, but on the second he walked into the Hove and voted against us.—(Loud cheers.) After the emotions of the nation have been treated as nought, are we to be told that we have a popular Administration, and, worst of all, are we to be denounced as agitators and incendiaries ? What is the consistency, to say nothing of the justice, of the present Government ?—(Cheers.) Born and nurtured, as they were, in excitement—bred up in excitement —and, when expelled by faction, brought back to power and office by excitement.—(Loud cheers.) To be told, I say, by creatures, the very fungi of excitement—(Cheers)—to he told that this excitement, above all of the excitements, the purest, the loftiest, and holiest by which our , land ever was distinguished since Smithfield's soil drank the blood of Protestant Martyrs—(Cheers) —shall we be told by such an Adminis trot ion they will stifle excitement, and that if we dare to encourage hopes of freedom in the negroes' minds, troops shall go out to these 1 beautiful colonies, to steep with fresh blood millions of Martyred ' Aborigines, the receptacles of millions of immolated Africans, (Cheers.) Is it come to this ? if it is, let us see which is the strongest. —(Great cheering.) Let us know whether we are not as strong as the Mauritius—whether we are not as strong as the 45 smoke dried legisla tors of Jamaica.—(Great cheering and laughter.) It seems they are strong enough to beat the Government—yes, they either cozened, or . conquered the Government, fur the things complained of, were never rectified. Of what value are Lord Glenelg's dispatches? Grammatical dispatches they may be—long and eloquent—the wax may be bright, and the tape very diplomatic in appearance—but of what worth are these dispatches to the negro, if they bring home no substantial good— if they promise him what he never tastes—if tbey cheat him with the name (f liberty, while his hands are bound with fetters—if they drive him like a wreck down the rough tide of fortune without one hand to save him from destruction. I speak to-day, not the language of affectation or of party. I never have done so. This platform vindicates me—my own speeches vindicate me—my own life bears testimony that I never made a political speech, and I have not made one to-day. I have spoken of Government—l have not named the Government. I say, if they would keep the pedestal on what the suffrages of a once admiring nation has placed them, they must take the lead in the matter—they must cleanse this Augean stable, the Colonial-ottice—(Hear, hear, and Cheers)—they must open letters that have never yet been opened. Let but the people of this mighty empire again summon their moral energies to the task, and that people which brought down Lord Stanley, the framer of that measure, who carried it through in despite of the remonstrance and entreaties of Mr. Buxton—as that Minister came down to the House of Commons, and reluctantly declared that the voice of the people had spoken in a tone that no Minister could resist, the present Colonial Secretary or his successor, shall come down once again and declare the voice of this christian empire spoken in tones which no Minister can resist.— (Loud cheers.) I leave this question with you to make way for better advocates who shall succeed me. " England expects every man to do his, and every woman to do her dut7—and doing their duty with asingle mind, with unfailing e nergy and strong faith in the provi dence of God, our wishes shall be realized, our ends attained, and the negro shall be free. Mr. Thompson resumed his seat, amidst loud and enthusiastic cheering. HENRY HANDLEY, Esq., M.P. moved the next resolution. Were he hot Well Persuaded that their case would not suffer from the. futileness of the advocates—were he not assured that in a meeting like the pre , sent, composed of firm faces, and warm hearts, it required no eloquence like they had just heard to promote their cause, he should have shrunk from the task. He came forward for two reasons—first, to express his concurrence in the resolution ; and secondly, to enter his protest humbly, but decidedly, against portions of the speech of the Noble and Learned Lord in the Chair—(Cheers, followed by hissing) 1 speeth (taught in some respects With great peisonl injustice; bat 'what he complained of still more was, that he thouggt nothing was more likely to peril their holy and righteous cause than the outpourings of private pique or disappointed ambition.—(Much confusion.) The Rev. Mr. BuaNza-r rose to order, and with some difficulty ob tained a hearing. Their cause was ruined if they went on in that way. Let them not act thus when their cause was just acquiring strength which could never be subdued, and become their o*n executioners. He mould say then let there be less noise, that the Hon. Gentleman may be heard. Their very enthusiasm was a waste of time. There was no need of their being afraid of any one attacking Lord 13rougham.—(Cheers.) They wanted to throw their shield over one who did not want it. If the Hon. Gentleman thought it necessary to adopt the course of attacking the Chair, no one was more able to defend himself than that Noble Lord. Lord Baoumitast then rose, and the most vociferous cheering, with waving of hats and handkerchiefs, was continued for some minutes. His Lordship said—Though I do not at all wonder that you should feel a little of that astonishment which I own I myself feel, that a speech in which I thought I had kept as entirely close to the subject-matter which brought us together as it was possible for man to keep—had not tra. veiled one hair's breadth beyond it, neither to the right hand nor to the left hand—should have been stigmatised as a speech made for party purposes— God knows what party to serve—(Cheers and laughter)—for the sake of showing personall pique.— (Laughter.) suppose I never till now had any pique against slavery, or in favour of the abolition of slavery, and to pour out the same thing—l don't know what—the gentleman was very figurative--something about disappointed ambition; my ambition having been to emancipate the r earoes which I :hewed in the year 1839, as much and certainly a s violently as I have ever shewn it in the year 1838. I don't at all wonder you felt a little of the astonishment I feel.--(Cheers and laughter.) At the same time, allow me to ask you to hear the gentle man.—(Cheers.) If he thinks he will be a better Chairman at this meeting, or a more ussful advocate, let him take the chair. —(Laughter.) He has c..ine in at the twelfth hour; I hope to God the twelfth hour is now striking for our cause.—(Loud cheering.) He comes at the twelfth hour, in opposition to one who has laboured for thirty-fle years in the cause. If lie thinks he would make a better Chairman than me, in God's name let him come forward and do us all the good he can ; hut if he thinks also he is doing good to the cause by sowing divisions among us—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear, hear")—in a place where I never saw any discrepancy before—where all men give up their private personal prejudices against one another, for the sake of the •common object we all have in view ; but I tell him one thing, that I won't in order to gain his vote, or to keep him silent—much as I care for the former, but nothing for the latter--. 1 wail to do either—say I approve of the conduct of the Government, which is the only obstacle to the success of ear views. Major HANDLEY said the Noble Lord, in addition to his ordinary and characteristic eloquence, has enc;eavoured to overwhelm us with art avalanche.—(Confusion) 17e says that I came at the II th hour. In that lie is wrong.—(Hisses.) From the first introduction of the measure of emancipation in 1833. I have given voice and vote for the entire, complete, and immediate emancipation of the negroes.—(Great applause.) Let the Noble and Learned Lord know that I opposed the apprenticeship clause—(Hear, hear, and cheers) — that I opposed the grant of twenty millions—when the Noble Lord did not show any unwillingness to procrastinate the suffering of the negro, or to put his hands into the pockets of the British people.— (Hisses, cheers, and great confusion.) I supported that excellent man Mr. Fowel Buxton, when he said that before we should pay the price let us see that there is a chance of the bargain being completed. It is true that when the Noble and Lear( rd Lord thundered forth the declaration that—" I have made the negro free." I said that I doubted that he had done so, for I never could consider that the negro was free whilst he continued an apprentice—(Applause)—and the liberty which the Noble Lord conferred upon him was slavery in fact, and the money which he paid in the name of the people of England was given in fraud, and without an equivalent—(Great confusion) I only say to the Noble Lord before his face what I consider my duty to tell him, and what hundreds say behind his back.—(Loud cries of " Off, off, chair, chair.") I venture to suggest to the Noble Lord if his own good taste has not already suggested it to him that in any case it is but a bad return for the services of public men that the public whom they have served, and those who h a v e b een asso ciated in their acts, should turn roinid and revile them. I did not ex pect t, hear him name Lord John Russell, as he has this day named him, and esyecially for his conduct when the Noble and L earr i e d Lord was a M'ember of the same Cabinet.—(Loud expressions of disap probation.) Mr. BLsia —My Lord, I rise to order.—(Much applause.) The motion vQich the Hon. Member has had put into his hand has reference to the question on which we are assembled. In the discreet and guarded speech of your Lordship not a word has fallen from you which could justify such„an attack as is now made, and I appeal to the meeting whether it will allow it to go on ?—(Applause.) Mr. HANDLEY here sat down, and at the same moment Mr. George Thompson, Lord Brougham, and some others rose to address the meet ing. There was very great confusion, with cries of " Chair, chair," "Thompson, Thompson," when Lord Brougham sat down. Mr. THOMPSON said: An attack has been made upon the chair. The Noble and Learned Chairman has been invited, and as it is impossible for him to interfere in his capacity of Chairman,l hope the meeting will allow me to suggest that the Noble Lord shall leave the Chair, and that an other Chairman may be appointed, before whom the personal question may be argued.—(Applause.) Lord BROUGHAM rose and said—Really I am very much obliged to my friend for his suggestion, but I think I may save the meeting the trouble of deposing me.— (Great applause, and laUghter.) I know if you were to depose me, you would immedi ately have the trouble of restoring me, and as far as history informed me, whenever there is a restoration tyranny is renewed.—(Laughter.) If you leave me the question to decide, I am bound to say that I must decide in favour of this gentleman—l beg pardon, I don't know his name. Mr. HANntEi-Oh, yes Handley. Mr. BLAIR—My Lord, its Major Handley. Lord Buovou AM-Oh, yes, Major Handley, I recollect. Wellthen, I decide in favour of the Hon. lieut.'s attack upon me, and 1 hope he will be allowed to go on for an hour and half, or longer if he likes.— - (Great laughter.) The Gentleman was going to give me some advice: and as no one is too old to learn, I have no reason to be ashamed of listening to advice.—(Cries of hear, hear.) Perhaps he has the more right to adviseme, because he was right in 1833, when I admit I was, in error. I am not a prophet, like Mr. O'Connell, who belongs to a thurch which has an infallible head. ° Mr. O'CoNscu.— Oh, no; an infallible body.—(Laughter.) Lord BROUGHAM— Well, well, let it be an infallible body, and though I have been to the North, I have not the gift of a second-sight. —(Laughter.) I admit I was wrong, but, however, I gave my most re luctant assent to the grant of twenty millions, and also to the appren ticeship clause, I did the best I could do, when I found that I was wrong. I did not persist in my error when my eyes were opened.— (Great applause.) Ido not complain of Major Handley, because he saw clearer than I did, but I think I have a great right to complain of those who continue to support this abominable system of appren ticeship, after their eyes have been opened so much as mine. I assure the Hon. Gentlemen that he is grossly deceived that I said one word against the Government,which was not called for by the necessities of the case, and justified by their own conduct.—(Much applause.) Major HANDLEY rose amidst loud cries of" Order, order, Chair, chair." He said—My Lord, I was about to meet the wishes of those who called to order—in point of fact it is they that are disorderly, but I hope I have the good taste not to intrude upon those to whom the observations which I may make are dis agreeable. (Hear, hear.) However, the observations which I have made have had the good effect. , They have drawn from the Noble and Learned Lord a declaration, which I have never heard before,— (Loud cries of " Oh, oh.") Lord BROUGHAM—Oh, yes; I have said so in this room before now.—(Cheers.) Major HANDLEY—I have not heard before the Nob'e Lord's admission that he was in error. Lord BROUGHAM—I have made it over and over again. Major HANDLEY—I regret as much as any body can regret the faults of Lord John Russell.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) I regret that the light of future days has not been perceived by him as shrewdly and as soon as by the more acute Noble Lord who is now in the Chair.—(Great cheering an d laughter.) Whatever may be th e op i n i on of the M eet i ng, I can assure you that I have not at all wished to threw the apple of discord into the m eetin g .— (Cheers.) I conceiv e d th a t th a t had been done by the Noble Lord. — (No, no.) I thought so. I have now much pleasure in moving the re s9lution put into my hands. The Reverend Dr. MORRISON.—My Lord, after a storm I hope we shall see the atmosphere cleared, and I shall be very happy if I can arike a note of harmony so as to contribute to that object. Then I say that I stand before the meeting as the representative of no one party, either politically or otherwise, either in Church or state, but as the lover of my country, and as a friend to humanity.—(Loud cheering.) I wish we could blend all parties into a love of good, and into a shaming of our Colonial policy, and to make free 800,000 of our fellow subjects who are constrained to suffer from the most bungling and unstatesmanlike piece of Legislature that ever found its way into the Statute Book. I believe ! that a large number of all classes of politicians — of a ll schools, and of all doctrines, have long ago fully anticipated what would be the practical working of the apprenticeship clauses. I believe that it was well meant.— (Cries of " Hear, hear," and cheers)—but it certainly was one of the worst pieces of legislation that ever was passed. If the slaves were prepared for freedom, then these clauses were too formidable weapons to trust in the hands of the planter.—(Cheers.) What was the intention of the Legislature in introducing these clauses into the Bill of 1833 ? Was it in tended as some compensation over and above the twenty millions which were paid them ?—(" No, no," from Lord Brougham) Wha t were the intentions of the makers and preparers of the Bill— was it for further compensation, or was it intended as a prudential and a precautionary measure.(—Loud Cheers.) Ido contend, my Lord, that the latter, not the former, was the intention of the Act. Lord BROUGITXM—I stated it so in the House of Lords. The Rev. Dr. MORRISON—I am quite aware of it, my Lord, I heard you make the avowal at the last meeting.--(Loud cheers.) The main advocates of the clause, who saw in it so much a d va ntage for the negro race, did not, . to th e b es t o f m y knowledge at the time the measure was under discussion, speak of it in the light of compensation to the Planter, but spoke of it as a preparatory measure for freedom, not knowing wh et h er the slaves were prepared to enjoy it. Now I want to ask this ques tion—and I appeal to all men of observation, and moral and religious feelings, is there not every thing in th e conduct of the negroes, from the passing of the Act in 1833, dowz. to the present mo ment, that proves to demonst ration that the y are prepared for free dom as ample• and as unrestricted as that which is enjoyed by the labouring classes in the mother-countr y._(Loud and con tinued cheering.) If it was not intended originality on the passing of the apprenticeship clause, that it should be in the na ture of compensation—if it is shown that the negroes have behaved themselves under the most bitter sufferings, does it not follow that the Legislature has the liberty and the p ower, without a ny compromise of honour or good faith—without any violation of principle, to strike ()tithe restrictions which that clause imposes.—(Cheers.) Under these circum stances, what is the duty of the Legislature ? Is it, I ask, to amend and patch up the apprenticeship clause, or is it to give a new day of grace to the planters?—(Cheers)—and put into their hands the means for new aggressions upon the mos t p atient, p eace able, and suffering race that ever trod the fac e of the g lobe. _( „,,,nd cheering.) I say, no, my Lord, but the duty of the legislature, is to deprive them of the power to oppress others which they have never failed to exercise to the injui y and oppression of that most un happy race.—(Cheers.) I say from August next or ear li er, let it be said to these poor individuals--4o free—possess your own limbs— possess " your wives and children—possess your own property —possess the controul . over your own toils —possess that blessed boon of freedom to which as men and as Britons, you are en titled.—(Cheers) I ask, my Lord, if it is not the duty, if it is not the high moral duty, of all intelligent, humane, and religious men in this country to draw themselves more closely together to accomplish the most auspicious object ?—(Cheers.) Let the moral voice of this great and free country be uttered loud and simultaneous, and our Legislators must bow wit h submission to it. If they will not stand forward as the friend of the lte:pless and oppressed, let them know that there is a feeling of freedom in England that will not be suppressed—let tern know that there is a spirit of liberty in the bosom ,f millions in the land that will break down all oppgession. Let them Ittiow especially and most of all, that there is a wide spreading religious comm , tnity in this land, within and witl out the pale of the national establishment, who dale not allow themselves to think of slavery as a mere party question, or one of temporizing interest, or as a mere political qUestion ranking its advocates on the right hand and on the left ; that there is a Wide spreading religious community, both within and without the pale of the National Estab ishment, which looks upon slavery as an outrage upon our common Christianity and a hideous affront to the majesty and mercy of the Father of All—(Loud cheers) —who will not cerse day and night to testify against it, until the demon evil, sshose name is " tegion," is dilven for ever from the British colonies, and from off the face of the earth, of which it has beciii the bane, the scourge and the curse.—(Cheers.) _ _ The Noble CHA►RMAN, in putting the resolution, observed that he felt some difficulty how to act. He had been censured for rebuking the Government, and yet t a resolution in the strongest possible terms condemnatory of the Government was put into his hands by the same Honourable Gentleman.—(Loud cheers, and laughter.) Really the Hon Gentleman Must be obliged to him, if he was not convinced by his speech to vote against his proposition.—(Muth laughter.) Mind the resolution was not his but Mr. Handley's—(Hear, hear, hear) — it did not emanate from his private pique or disappointed ambition at not being in, the very memorable position of some persons whom he knew.—(Great' cheering.) The resolution was then put and unanimously agreed to. Mr. O'CONNELL rose, and was left speaking. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 53 minutes after 3 I Evening ...... 13 minutes after 4 t SPHALTE OF LOBSANN ASSOCIA TION. Capital 360,000/., in 12,000 shares of 30/. 'each. Deposit 3/. per share, and 2/. premium. Application for shares, in Paris to Messrs. 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LONDON : FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1838 W e rejoice to find that Mr. CRESWELL'S motion, relative to the Danish Claims, was carried last night by a consider able majority. After a smart discussion, in which all the argument was on one side, the House divided, when there appeared 115 for the motion, and 81 against it. When the question was brought before the House in 1836 by Mr. CLAY, the motion was lost by 59 to 51. Fora minority of eight, the friends of justice and good faith, have happily exchanged a majority of thirty-four, and that too, as we are given to under stand, in spite of very - considerable exertions to procure a con trary decision. IWe have carefully perused the speeches delivered on both sides, and we unhesitatingly declare that in the whole course of our experience we have never seen so lamentable a display of imbecility in argument, combined with so great an obtuse ness of moral perception, as the debate of last night afforded on the part of those who opposed the motion. What rea son, or fragment of reason, or shadow of reason, did they bring forward for refusing to recognise the claims of the British merchants whose ships and goods were confiscated by the Danes? Not one. Their single and solitary answer to the overwhelming arguments with which they were as sailed and borne down, was this---‘‘ Nothing was done by the Danes in this case contrary to ' the law of nations, and therefore the sufferers are not entitled to compen sation." Wa.s there ever a more contemptible quibble than this ? Was injustice ever attempted to be wrapped up in a more transparent disguise ? Would any man, whose natural notions of moral equity had not been ob scured by the influence of his political position, have dared to advanc:e a plea so utterly and obviously futile, that it is almost an insult to our readers to examine it seriously. It is no violation of the law of nations, say these gentlemen, to seize ships and goods at sea, though it is to seize book debts and goods ashore, and ships and goods in port. Granted. But under what circumstances is it no vi-dation of international law so to do? clearly under ordinary circumstances—that is to say, when war has been declared according to the usual forms ; the obser vance of which forms is intended for the express purpose of warning the subjects of both the belligerent powers of their impending danger,, and giving them time to provide against it. The omission of these universally recognised formalities alters the whole complexion of the case, and, on every acknowledged principle of equity lays upon the omit ting party the obligation to make amends to those who may be injured through his act and deed. Would the ships and goods of our merchants, 'we ask, have been in the Baltic at the time they were seized, had war been duly pro claimed ? Certainly not. They were in fact lured into a snare by the Government, which, in order to make its coup de main more complete against Denmark, by lulling asleep the su spicions of that State, did not merely conceal its warlike intentions, but actually deceived, by false information, the owners of thole ships and goods which afterwards fell a prey to the enemy. There is therefore no difference whatever in the real and substantial character of the three classes of claims. Justice and humanity equally demand that they should all be placed on the same footing; and we cannot but think that those who endeavour, by subtle distinctions and paltry technicalties, to evade the force of the demand, and who advise the Govern ment to wriggle out of a responsibility which it cannot honestly shake off, are not the best friends either to the Government or to public morality. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, was last night obliged to postpone the Corporation Bill for Ireland, which stood for this day, to Monday, on account of the debate on Sir JAMES GRAHAM'S motion, " for leave to bring in a Bill to disqualify flawiek as a polling place for the county of Roxburgh," having been ad journed to this evening. Sir JAMES, as the Tories had col lected their whole forces, and as he hal made his criminatory speech, wished the debate to conclude last night, but justice to the LORD ADVOCATE, the old friend whom Sir JAMES on this occasion, according to his wont, had selected for his at tack, forbad the House to assent, and accordingly the debate, to the postponement of all other business, was adjourned to this day. What, then, was the important question which Sir JAMES GRAHAM thought worth) of Eo occupying the attention of the House ? At the last general election the er , unty of Rcxburgh was wArbily contested by the rival chieftains of the houses of Scott and Elliot. All the animositie3 and rivalr'!es of these ancient feudo families were no doubt remembered on iiie" occasion; and though the manners of the age did not allow the people to ge the leflgtis of attaeking each other's houses and of carrying off their cattle—slaughtering all who opposed them—the recollection of former feuds added dom,iderable asperity to a severe election contest. In the riots which tools place some persons were injured ; and the defeated party made the country ring with their complaints. The Scorrs prose cuted seine of the partizans of the ELLIOTTS in the Court of Session, who were punished according to • law. The offence_ committed at Hawick, therefore, is already provided for by the law, tile repressive power of which has been called into operation. That, however, is not sufficient for Sir JAMES, and he insists on punishing, in addition, the whole town of Hawick for the offence whia the law has already punished. The Scorrs, too, did not limit their desire for vengeance to to the prosecution in the Court of Session. On account of these riots they petitioned the Douse of Commons to unseat Mr. ELLIOTT. The petition was investigated by an Election Committee, which decided that the riots had not impeded the SCOTTS from getting to the polling-booth, and that the return of Mr. ELLIOTT was legal. Twice, therefore, and by two re gular trtbunals,.has this trumpery affair of riots in the border town of Hawick, between the SCOTTS and the ELLIOTTS, been exposed to a solemn investigation ; but Sir JAMES GRA HAM is a very glutton when ancient friends arc to be eaten up, and he again brought all the.eircumstanecs before the House of Commons. If Parliament had nothing to do but investigate the factious brawls of those rude borderers, the public•might be as much amused by the•faree . in which Sir JAMES was ptie cipal performer, as by any oilier sir, filar exhibitiim. But when the Parliament is overwhelmed by business. when there is no less than 35 Orders of the Day, and 29 Motions, standing in the list for discussion this night, all of which must be lint off— when the blood-red tithe grievance of Ireland gapes for redress, and an alienated population of seven millions demand the attention of the Legislature, it is a-puißic insult to waste two. nights of the public time by a motion—which is a mere pre text for making a party attack—to declare Hawick unfit for a plaCe. What other place will SirJAMEs select ? What part of the county will he find tvhece the same recollections till not embitter election contests? Sir JAMES did Lot explain these points ; he only made a fierce attick on a most respectable Gentleman, the Loeb ADVOCATE, Who hoNever, unSniu nately bestowed his intimacy and his kindness, a; . is JA ias acknowledged, for many years on the recreant Baronet. a isord did Sir JAMES say in defence of the motion, except by quoting evidence of riots which may take place in any teten, and which the Tories very often encourage. But Sir JAMES IS a borderer himself ; he resides in the neighblrhood of Ilawick, and shares in the traditionary- feelings. He now sidesaith the SCOTTS, being anxious apparently to exchange the Pembroke livery of Sir J. OwEet for the higher set-vice of the bold BUCCLELTGH. Some despicable motive of this kind, and some wretched ambition of signalizing himself in the cause of his new friends, by attacking his old companions and colleagues, were probably the inducements of Sir JAMES GRAHAM tO waste the time of the Parliament by his trumpery and factious mo tion about Border quarrels, to the disgrace and .disparage ment of the assembly which listened to him, and did not, now that Legislation is so much in arrear, hoot him front the floor. But the House, through the whole evening, seems to have been in a condition worthy of such motion, and was mare like a troop carrying on a Border Foray than a LegislatiVe Assembly. Sir JAMES was ably answered by Mr. ELLIOTT and Mr, rießsmAN ; but, as the debate is not yet over, we beg to Fug - gest one argument against the whole proceeding. It is not yet two months since the termination of the Shaftesbury election, and since Mr. BOULTER was called to the bar to answer fur a breach of privilege. In the discussion on that occasion, Mr O'BRIEN (we believe) made a motion to postpone the subject till the evidence taken before the Committee was published, in order that the House might be able to judge whether Mr. PontrEa's accusations were well-founded. This motion was resisted by all the Tories and many of the Whigs, because that-would be revising the decision of. the Committee, which the law says shall be final. Now, the Roxburgh Committee decided that the riot did not infringe the liberty of election, and Sir JAMES GReIHAM'S motion is-in fact a 'declaration that the decision of the Committee was wrong. It asks the House tar Commons to re-julge the question, contrary to law, and directly contrary to the decision of the Tories themselves, in Mr. POULTER'S case. But the factious Tories, we have no doubt, will, on Sir JAMES GRAHAM'S motion, vote directly contrary to their former decision. Letters and Papers from Madrid to the 17th inst. have been received this morning. Preparations were making for carry ing on the,war with vigour in Arragon and Valencia. General PARDINAS, at the head of 2,000 men, was to march from Madrid for these Provinces in a day or two, where he was to be reinforced by a body of 4,000 men detached from the main body under the immediate command of ESIARTEIIO. ORAA was likewise to receive reinforcements, to enable him to make head against CABRERA. The Loan Committee has been finally appointed. It con sists Of MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA, Count DE MORITIJO, Senor SATONAS, Deputy for Bare:lona, the Marquis DE MONTE VIRGEN, and Senors D'OLABBARIAGIIIIE Y 13LANCO, EGFA, and MORENO. On the 14th Sir GEORGE VILLIERS entertained a distin guished party at the British Embassy, previous to his depar ture fur England. The Paris journals of Wednesday have all been receivt d According to a telegraphic despatch received from Bayonne Don.CARLOS left Estella for Guipuzcoa, on the 19th instant. Brigadier Don DIEGO LEON, at the head of his division, h: . s established himself at Lerin. The Journals continue to dwell upon the character of Prince FERDINAND, of which they almost all take different views. The sincerity of his rc turn to the bosom of • the Ca tholic Church is likewise a subject of much contention. The Committee of the Peers has Clif.,sen M. ROY as its re porter upon the Five per Cent, Interest Reduction Bill. M. Roy is known to he decidedly l•ostil- to the principle of reduction. In the course of the debate on the Marine Budget, in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday, M. IsAmnEirr complained that French merchantmen were not suffered to cuter certain ports of the American Union, provided any of their crews were persons of colour This was a violatio❑ of the law of nations. The Minister of Marine admitted both the fact and the inference drawn from it ; but stated, in extenuation, that it arose from the hostslity of the Americans to the emancipa tion and voluntary employment of negroes. It would be folly to quarrel with a country for the ignorance of a portion of its people. FRENCH FUNDS.--Pnats, MAY 23. rive per Cents., 1119 f. 35c. 2:.c. 15c. 10c. Three per Cents. 81f. 30c. 2Lc. • Bank Actions, 2 , 710 f. :tense de Naples, 1111 f. /olf. sc. 10c, sc. Roman Five p,:,r Cents., 101%. Spanish Actives, 22%1,, 1 4 , Spanish DifFeres, 9. Spanish Passives, 5. Portugue Loan, Three p(.r Cents. 243 24. Excn/mcCON 1,1,051 N e inonth, paper, 25f. 40c.: inoiley, 251. 40c. :-Iree months, paper, 25/.. 27%,. money, 25/ 27V LATEST PRICES. Five per Cents. 109 f. 30c. Three per Cents., Blf. 20c, Bank Actions, 2,710 f. Romans, 101 t:.. Portugue:e Three per Cents., 24 1 A. Spanish Actives, 2t lA. Spanish Passives, 5 Letters from Hanover, of the 18th May, state that sixty seven Deputies had takers their seats in the Second Chamber. The remaining sixteen were daily expected. Bolls Chambers evinced a stern resolution not to yield one jot of that part of the old Constitution, which gave them the controul of the Budget. M. Vox SCHELE was stated to be on the eve of re signing the Presidency of the Council. A report was currant that King ERNEST would henceforth take the duties and it sponsibilitics of that office upon himself. We cannot believe that any Sovereign . could be guilty of an act of such eggre gious folly. The following extract contains the only news in the Ger man Papers : BERLIN, MAY 14.—Prince Albert went the day before yesterday to Landsberg, and the Crown Prince and Princess, William and Charlea, went this morning to Dittersdorff,to meet the Empress of Russia. The arrival of several racers of distinction in the immediate service of the Emperor, gives reason to expect that his Imperial Majesty would soon arrive. To day, at half-past two, the King and the Princesses drove to Freidericksfeld, to meet the Emperor and Empress. At five their Ma jesties, and the Princes and Princesses, came in at the Frankfort gate. The King, the Empress, and the Grand Duchess Alexander were in a coach drawn by six horses, which were ready at Friedricksfeld. The Emperor followed, with the Grand Duchess or Mecklenburg Schwerin, and then the Princes and Princesses. The Empress, soon atter her ar rival, appeared in the balcony, and was welcomed with loud acclama tions by the people. • ii BMA AN I. 13 NDS—BaussELe, `,BAY 1.3 ,4:1.i Actual Debt, 2 t.', per Cont. ... Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. ln2 • Loan of Thirty Millions ,.3 Loan of City, 192:2, 4 per Cent 97 • Society of Commerce, 4'.", per Cent 16.1 Bank 01 Belgium, 5 per Cent, • 141, National Society 6rusAs Papers, May 23. - - AUSTRIAN FUNDS.VIENNA, MAYI6. live per Cents.'lldetalli ques ~.., ilo i 44 Four per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares 14555, —Allge2neine Zeilung, May 20. On Monday an inqu es t was h e ld h ero • on the nod) , of an infant, three months old. From the evidence of the witnesses, it appeared that the fatiferof the child i s a c h a i n maker, anti with his wife given to habits of intemperance ; thidt tho poor 'child liar; bten, ever since the time of its birth, very much neglected, the m••ther frequently going out as early as ten o'clock in the morning, and not returning fill late at night, leaving the child without any one to • look after it. Mr. Hetling, surgeon, .stated that he had examined the body, arid it was little better than a skeleton; there were no marks of violence, the stomach and intestines were filled with air, and there was no appearance of food; in his judgment the child had died from hunger. The mother, in her defence, said her husband only allowed her from Ss. to 9s. a-week ; that she had two other children ; that she gave the deceased as much food as she could afford, but she could not suckle it as she had no milk. Her husband said he earned from I Os. to tils.'a week on an average, that he allowed his wife 10s., and did not know the child had been neglected ; he was a great deal from home. 'The Joey returned a ver dict of " Manslaughter" against Elizabeth Edwards, the mother, and she has since been committed to jail on the Coroner's warrant, to abide her trial at the ensuing Sessions.—Bristol Gazette. NEWSPAPER STAMPS ( From the Parliamentary Returns. ) A Return of the Number of NEWSPAPER STAMPS at One Penny and One Halfpenny issued to the several News papers in England, Scotland, and Wales, from the Ist De cember 1837 to the 31st of March 1838 inclusive; specifying each Newspaper by Name, and the Number of Stamps issued ach Month during that period to each Newspaper. EXTRACT. LONDON EVENING NEWSPAPERS. The Sun...llec. 1837 Jan. 1838 lll,OOO Feb. 1838 96,000 Mar. 1838 lll,OOO 420,000 Standard... Dec. 1837 78,000 Jan. 1838 105,000 Feb. 1838 lOO,OOO Mar. 1838 lOO,OOO ----. 383,000 Globe Dec. 1837 • 72,000 Jan. 1838 90,000 Feb. 1838 72,000 Mar. 1838 7:2.000 306,000 (,'varier Dee. 1837 31,000 • Jn. 1838 39,000 Feb. 1838 33,000 Mar. 1838 33,000 136,000 MA- R. T S.- CI S DAY) CORN EXCHANGE. The aircilB of English (.rain and Fl. , ur this are sn.all, but h there is a gooti qUiin-tity of Oats from Ireland. 'fliere is little W he at " fur sale, Mid Monday'S are firmly maintained. • Bade)", and Xease, firmly support lagt ciirrency. Oats Ore not lively', but prices are unaltered. The trade for klol4r still continues slack, at former rat ARRIVALS ,kihwa. u:,r;ty. Oat, ga a5O rs. 1 4 " . ,30 ' 5261' • Irish Foreign I 2,0 J I - 48 i SMITHFIELD. Supply good for a Friday, and blisineas. brisk rather than o therwise; gd. e. prices much as on Monday last. Beef 4d. to 4s. 4d.; Mu tton 35. ; is. to 4s. Bd.; Veal 55. to 6s. ; Port 4s. 4il. to ss. :AI ; 'L am b 6s. to Pigs 326, Calves '241, Sheep and I 4 iinbs 8,938, BeasS ,595" SH . There wag I.4 , rity of Fish I to-day at MARKET MarkCt, and prices tn-Lic'h as yes ; today. Turbot, 43. ( , 'Y ISs: and I Os. Sobs, Oct. to 3s. per p . : 41. .• pi % to ss. Salmon, Is. otY .4). for the lowest, to Os. 6d. and 4s. v. for erimp,;d :\;:tcharel, 2d. td Wit• each. SPIRIT MARKET. There is nothing fresh in this department, ?n C orn Spirits, at lOds ., per gallon, there is a fair busin e ss doing, but not much in Ruin, 13r3" or Hollands, the prices of which are without variation, L COONIAL ARKETS. There is hat very little demand still for any kind of colonial .P -r &lee, t and but very lit offered for sale. There has not been tiwO yet ere bring I,Jrivard any of the recent heavy arrivals. To-day the sale' very itHignicittant indeed, comprising only 274 boxes of Havel ib e a Sugar, bill) bags of :Mauritius, and 641 begs East India Rice. S t ' sized sales these can produce no effect on prices. The S i f:. went at former rates ior • both Havanna'. an d Mauritius. & continues tint., but is rot higher. British P l antation S u g 3 ,l sells steadily, at previous quot a tion s . 'lnc Refined Market !' languft, but not lower. In no other commodtty of Colonial produce is th,re the slightest novelty whatever, and nothing publielY Pa' slu g h ' e a by private, treaty the operations ere very unimphrt:dit. j' his has pt very poor week for business, except in British Plantation Mig ar, ,i - e even the sales of that commodity have. fallen below the averag'' imports just now are light, but we have a considerable number of ve .s " - ow the coast. PUBLIC SALE OF COFFEE '(THIS DAY.) ere nil morning at the Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing-hinc , were put up to public sale, '294 hales of Madras, 1,078 bales of Surat, awl 106 of American. It was wither a sale of odds and ends. It wvei,n, otr, however, pretty well, and former prices were realized. All d we bel.eve. • LIVERPOOL COTTON !MARKET. . • Our Cotton.market was very steady. to-day, and a quantity of wore effected at our(l ai t quotations. The t o t a l business co nsists o' 4,000 bags: -200 Pernam, 9d. 94(1.; 100 Bahia, Bd. 81d.; 100 M a " ranham, 71d. ; 300 Egyptian, 8-Id. 91d.; 300 Surat, 41d. ()id' 3,000 American, 6d. "IN.—Total, 4,000. MONEY Arr.: COIVTIVI - F.4) - Z,CIAL NE CITY (THIS DAY), TWEI - , 7 7_i; CLOCK. Accordii:;; to tli,t Journal (If Smyrna, it appears that the accounts a defeat experienca 1)7 the Druses is contradicted this journal sP e3l ' s . to the contrary, stating that a new insurrection 'h a s broken out at Alleppo,.at the moment Ibrahim Pasha was on his way to Damascw, the heed quarters of the Eic,ptian army. Ea • We hava'a number of ship letters this morning, both from th e and Western parts of' the globe, but most of them of old d a tes.; al s _ A ° arrivals from .A;neFica, but none of so late a date as previously receive" by the Great Western steamer. pat There being no arrivals or intelligence of Consequence, causes a W.-- stagnation in the operation of the various funds; but Consols continue firm at 94} i i, for.the Account and Money, the closing prices of yester day. Exchequer Bills, 63 65; Bank Stock, 204 sf-- • I n di a Bonds, 63 2 . In,:ia Stock, 2701. a nd In the Pot eign Market most of the st oc ks closed h eavy yesterdaY ,- Cott' at present scarce a bargain doin g . Sp an i s h A c ti ve , '21,1- i, W ;th --- sd pans ; Portuguese, 34 sn; Threeper Cents. 23 t,', 24; Brazilian, r 81. ; Mexican, 26/ V T „, ; ; Columbian, 27 t' Dutch Two and Half Pe Cents. 541 1. tiza t According to accounts from Liverp oo l t hi s morning, it appea rs „ e s.. great animation prevails .n th a t c o m merc i a l c ity f or b u ilding stea m sell for the communication with the United States. ._. eitli:ES OF STOCKS TUTS DAY Al ONE' O'CLOC K ' ---••• ~ .;auk Stock 3 per C',l:t. • Cc.; Iltto • .• ;cm. 5, r'4,o••• 93 , . • (Y. Sottth 5r,c11 ... • • ..... .••• • 7 •••••••'1 New 3 pol • LO, Exeli. i 0 63 64 10 6 .'i ) .111. Ditto 63 64 69 D;tto Stn&T ~„ 63 tit ,u rhtto Cmuicr,:qat ......... Ditto .. ........ LI:171k Ftock for /37ccount... ..... Ind:1 Stocir for ACCOOnt•••• .... !; I COD ROIS ........... THIS DA: AT ONE Pertm.,4 ........ " 15% . -- 15% Ditto i.Xce0urit.........i... •'-, 1:5 .rrtu.gnale.Bontls....... . . ..... •-•'• ; . J .;,'• L\ to Ni,t , ti:inAr ............. .:03,4 1.):' - to Account ii ..... • •'' . . 2.1,04 11 - .10, '.l per cent.... .......... ••• ............... Prn.sian il:n.ls ......... -.••• -"' 0/1 44 AM t',ln auntie., ... Ditto Aec0,nt....... ..... : i. -•-•".' - M.) Metallte ... ..... „ ..... . --- Spainsh .90nr1,..; ... : ..... ,--••• ::, ..... Ditto A:, , ii:n•-• 1 Etta Burl, 1.2., 1821 ........ "21'7' 7 ' DIM: Accotoit „ ....... •••......, ~...1., FEC - neh, .5 pe, - 0i.w......- ,•'' .f. --*'-"• I --- --- 4 p. ,- c,nr......- ••••• ~....!'..•-• .•- r— 3 per cer t , ..... •• ___, ....- • 1 ........ Exci..-ing... ....... • • . 5 4% 1 ,4 Co;:tcn, '..', , t 2 per i.,..iit .............. ---., DR.', A//Gant .........• - ... ; 0 0,00 Ditto. . ..er cant. ........... , , , Ditto Acn,unt . .. ......... .•• .S DAY AT ONE. O'CLOCK- Paid. Per Shlre' 11.1:mos Mining Coronany British Iron ComoArAY Blrainighain and Gloucester Railway Company 2O 14 1 ,4 '::stern Counties Hallway 5 3?Sli, rdinburgh and Glasgow Brighton Rail. , :av ccuripa..s - L colon and 131alikwall Railway . 5 . Pit • S 1,om?on and Southampton (New' Railway lO • 29% - lichesN .eer anti l.ds Railway Compary Angl , 7•Nexican Mint TO .411 10.4, Asphalte, Claridge's Patent Do. Liverpool - 2 Do. Swiss • 2 14 Do. Unite) Stales '2 2% 3! 3 3,6 Colonial Batik . 25 204 Ditto Scrip .... .30 Galvanized Iron Company .. 3 HALF-PAST ONO Since the early part of the morning' a change in the prices in the aced fish and Foreign Markets has taken place. Consols, which appea r for firm at 941 i for the Account, have ,since receded to 94% Velills Money mad Account at present may be quoted 94i. Exchequer et.. also-lower, from 65 •to 60 62 prem.; India Bonds 68 prem., rathe r _" tar; Bank Stock 205 i ; India Stock 0 70 i. - ea The Foreign Market, on the contrary, has improved since the on e s; part of the day ; Spanish Active f rom 21,4 a to 0 1a . w ith couP o l to Portuguese from 341 . 351 to 051 36 ; Three per Cents. from ` 231 2 (p -241 ; Brazil 811; Mexican 27 ; C o l om bi an 271; Dutch Tcv °—n 2 Half per Cents. 541. lIIe great In the Share Market a genera l d u ll ness preva il s, ow ing to quantity of them in the Market. City, It appears that commercial affairs are on the improvement in the Up to the present hour there is a verysreat dearth of news fr°ln f i v quarters. Two packet s , th e N ort h A mer i can an d Sidd o ns, hav e arc at Liverpool, bringing ( , Iddate;ll;in New York. '• THREE O'CI,O Consols for the Account. 9411. VI We are sorry to announ c e the entire destruc tio 9, fire, of one of Mr. Wallace's plantations. CarelessOcsFi as is tfilSitra the case of such accidents, occasioned this one. A faYmeri on for . joining estate of A rdgowan, had set fire to some rough lie.:.a lh Y P 3s e d with the vie,/ of improving the future pasture; the long weather, accompanied by frosts at nights, had parched evert vegetable production, and prepared them for rapid ignition. , th unfortunately blew in the direction of Mr. \Wallace's woods al er aol edge of the moor, arid the heather being extremely rank and a bui v under the trees, rendered stopping the flames impossible unti l tli b er jos consumed the plantation they first reached. To Mr. Wallace t ; r t, will be severe, as the plantation had become a very . useful sh e —e . the adjoining lands, and was well stocked with pheakuits, black and hare. 110 11, coptinukiud 0 DEATH OF THE MARQUIS OF ORMONDE* --- ,;,t A Marquis of Ormonde expi re d ear ly on T ues d a y morning last of. O'Dienne's Hotel, Dublin, after an illness of thirteen days, Pr °d" a severe cold. The late Marquis was Earl of Ormonde and °; o ge , Vis Count (county. Tipperary), and Baron Arklow, in tite r :son" of Ireland ; also Baron Ormonde of Llanthony Abbey, county e' to pc mouth, in that of the United Kingdom. His Lordship succeeded., ,A t Earldoms of Ormonde and Ossory, and the inferior Irish dign iti- t s e d the demise of his brother, 10th of August, 1820, and was cr e w s it , Baron of the United Kingdom 17th of July, 1821, and a Martl ° ' Ireland on the sth of October, 1825. The late Marquis of Ortnip° was Hereditary Chief Butter of Ireland, a Knight of St. Patr ici ;iiiiti o , o Lieutenant of the county of Kilkenny, Colonel of the Kilkenny nt h and an Extra Aide-de-Camp t o th e Qu een . He married, l't.iollo October, 1807, Grace Louisa, third daughter of the late Right 1 -I °T; or clt• Staples by the Hon. Henrietta Molesworth, and has left ten el';ari His Lordship is succeeded in his titles by his eldest son, thP o s, Ossory, now Marquis of Ormonde, who was born August 24, PA.TENT LEVER WATC H Price, at T. COX SAVORY'S, 47, C orn hill, Lonu,,°-„ • SILVER CASES. 6 4 E6 v 0 -"" 6 16 With double-bottom cases.. Withhunting cases ........................................ • 0 1 , • GOLD CASES. 1.1 , -0 .Size for ladies, w ith e le gan t. go ld di a l ......••• 1 4 l't, a Size for gentlemen, with enamel dial ...................•••• whic ° , lio This celebrated construction (the most accurate ° ll w ith ' n watch can be made) is now offered at the above rice' lied. ig latest improvem en t s , i. e., the detached escapement, J e a i o tai° four holes, capped, h an d t o mar k the seconds, arid 11l power to continue going while winding up. • bill? sm T. coa SAVORY, Working Silver s mith, Goldith:and Watchmaker , 47, Coro London ( Seven Doors from Gracechurch-str eet). ot TEAS at WHOLESALE PRICES, in Quotitie6 ° ss , BC l ' . . less than One Pound. ,ier, --' /94- Black, 35., 35. 6d., 3s. hid., 4s.,!Small Leaf Gunpow— ' . c wt. ,- , e r 0 n er 4s. (id , ss. 4s. 4d., 4s. Bd. or I lb or r Young Hyson, Imperial Grunpowder, ss. 4d. cwt. 88s. . ' C C i o i c o o c a ol 9 a d te . per io d lb , per ~ 0 poly 'l'. G. liANSELL ' and holesale Tea-dealers, , C 0.,. lersbury, Cheapside. .....-----"-. "PT S. On the let of J anuary , a t S y d ney , New South Wales, th e la" 0f a'Beekett, Esq., barrister - at-law, of a son. the On the 19th i ns t., at Sh arn b roo k, B e dfordshire, the ladY 61 Rev. J. Brereton, of a'son. Lsq., MARRIED . On the 22d instant, at Wellingborough, by the Rev. Fre of Custance, B. A., In.(!umbQrit of Ripponden, Henry Chase, E,sti..,tiani 16, Tavistock—place, London, to Maria, youngest daughter (tt Corrie, rod, , eotland p r.ns of Wellingborough, Northam t h . • and of Dm' • Scotland. ' DIED. • ht At 35, Bedford-square, on Thursday, the 24th instant, at eig o'clock in•th e even i ng , after a very protracted a nd painful illnes,:l; Elizabeth Mary, :11-ed 16 years, the only daug hter of Th°n'a Wakley, Eq., .1.1). - ' At Edinburgh, - 01 l the Bth hist., aged 80, Lady Warrender, re. r let of Sir Patrick Warrendee, of Lochend, 13a.r ,................. ........re ------ 1.-n ( 10n : Printed a,al Publkhed by AITJ:i DO YOUNG, of n t °' 112, Strand, at Mu Slt;2, 0111;:e, No. i St rand, in the omi7 of Middlesex.—Friday, May 25, 1838. FJCES Fillo-Th J. UN t)S . ...... /,,tto 1'..•_,•1 , ..;,:t... . -- _ draztgar.; , . ncie. , . 81 1 , 11 , '.! 1 Ltn - -ei... , ;nuitt .. . ... 102 I!,', C !tr,fr.a.l f) ...... - - .oust .... cn 13,..41 ,, 1825.. Arco , int - Mc 5 Ix, ••••• •..... (I ix, cent . . . 27 J:t.to .... .. N.aFo!itnn ...... • PRICES OF SHARES TlT_]